The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-16
THE SUPERINTENDENT
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL AksO
CITATION MEETS
In Annual Convention I'm the Ma.
tiOnal Museum at Warrington
Chas. n. Young Presiding.

w AAO
nual meeting of the Department Of
superintendent National Education
al Association began this me rling in
the hall OF the National Musem. The
president, the Hon. Chss. 8. Young,
OF Carson City, New, called the assem-
bly, TO order. Mr.. Young introduced
District Commissioner Webb, who de-
livered the address OF welcome. Mr..
Young replied to Commissioner
Webb. The Hon. N. ii. r. DawsoD,
the Commissioners OF Education, was
next introduced and made an address
on the work of the bureau. Mr..
Young in replying to the address Of
welcome said he regre ted to see sug-
gestiops that thii department. should
meet in the summer time with the
National Association. The department
should not b3 overpowered by the
many who are only gszsrs on in the
work OF education. This department,
he insisted, should continue to be the
b1dy to which the people should look
for counsel en- educational matters.
This should be the educational senate.
Through the work OF this department.
the National L ucstional Association
was established In advance OF all SINH
lar bureas in other countries. Still,
the work of the department was
just begun. The lack of uni
formity in States in granting GER
tifcates and other subjects demanded
attention. In education, he eaid, lies
the security of the whole psople. Six
million Of cur people over ten years OF
age can neither read or write. This
condition will txis. until aid Is afford.
oil by the Legislators who assembled at
the Capitol, but who seemed to assem-
BILE In every other interest except the
educational interest. He referred to
the public educ stional expenditures
Frsnca, Germany, Holland and other
countries. There was nothing in their
history against governmental aid to
the national nurseries OF science and
learning. After referring to Wash
ington's plan for National university
in tn IS city, Mr.. Young said the only
real inspiration OF the last session OF
Congress eeemed to be millions for
defense, but not one cant for educa-
ton" Not even the corner stone OF
Washington's ideal university had yet
been laid. There may SION be de.
mand for a great nat onal normal
school. The State institutions could
not meet the demand for trained
teachers. He referred to the
work carried on by existing
scientific bureaus OF the gov
ernment and asked whether
there was any better reaton for aiding
such science than for promoting the
science OF pedsgoguery. He referred
to the fate of the Blair bill az q defeat
OF the people. These and other iea-
sons explained why they met at the
national capital this year, and would
meet here for many Yeas to come to
dihtu;a national Questions. City Su-
perintendent F. s. Campbell, OF Oak.
land, CAL, then spoke on public edu-
cation on the Pacific coast. He dwelt
at some length on night schools and
their advantages, and called attention
to the needs OF q large class, which
they met. In the earlier days Of the
settlement Of the West the East was,
OF course, far ahead OF the West in its
facilities and its system OF education ;
but he felt today that the West had
pro6ted by the example Of the Il It n
reaching cut for the very best educa-
tional facilities pc sible. An interest
ing and animated discussion followed,
led by s. d. Waterman, OF Stockton,
Cal, and Poi. J. p. Fogg, Of Eureka,
New. In the afternoon Dr. A. ].
Kickoff talked on "a Teachers Certi6-
cate" The discussion that followed
WAS led by the Hon. W. w. Jones, Of
Lincoln, Neb. and NJ. L Hard, of Gal
lipolis, o. Among the members
present today were the Hon. L. ID.
Brown, Columbus, O, Nv. Ii, Barthol-
omew, Louisville; the Hon. B. s. Nor
gan, West Virginia; Ii. s. Jones, Erie,
Pa; o. A Llthsm, Danville, H.; A.
G, Lane, Illinois; w, II. Anderson,
Wheeling, w. Va; Mrs. M. d. Hay
ME, Illinois State Normal School; b,
s. Morgan, Charleston, W. Va; War
rem EastoD, Baton Rouge, La II. W..
Compton, Toledo, o.; j.. O Ellis, Chi
cago; Miss Mary Desha, Kentucky;
Mrs. Julia X. CLARK, Tennessee, and
Belle Wilbur, Maple Rapide, Mich.
The officers OF the department are the
Hon. Charles S. Young, of Nevada,
president; Superintendent N. @.
Dougherty, OF Peoris. H., vice presi-
dent, and Superintendent Charles O.
Davidson, OF Alliance, o., secretary.